Survey: Retail investors have never been so pessimistic about the U.S. stock market in over a year.
According to the latest survey by the USA Individual Investor Association, during the week ending February 12, the bearish sentiment among retail investors (measured by the percentage expecting stock prices to fall over the next six months) reached 47.3%; this is the highest level since November 2023.
Investors Haven't Been This Pessimistic About Stocks Since 2023
While others are greedy, I am fearful! Buffett, who is out of sync with the bull market.
In the fourth quarter of 2024, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. net sold approximately 6 billion USD in Stocks, including Bank of America and Citigroup, and purchased approximately 1 billion USD in Constellation Brands. For the entire year of 2024, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. net sold about 133 billion USD in Stocks. Analysts believe that Buffett has often been out of step with the mainstream of the market, and this time, he may once again reap rewards; moreover, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is the company with the most Cash reserves in the USA, which provides an opportunity to deploy during a market crash.
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